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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1900)
6 THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MAY 31, 1900. The Suu of Science has arisen! Heaven on Earth, whose existence that sensation, consciousness aid The Twilight of the Gods is gone! is warranted and even anticipated intellection are modes or resultant in the laws of the ( osmos and of concomitabtg of ¡¡fe motions, which ‘D iis e x tin c tis, Deoque, Man himself. The Religion of Hu- Successit H u m a n ita s ! ’ inanity, in a word, is that religion which counts man as the center of objective world changes and reali- To th e Gods e x tin c t, and to God, the world, and solves all relations ties—the environment, around us. H u m a n ity succeeds. T. B. W . by reference to that center Tt is, From these changes we discover K OF ---- ,----- ~ --------- - ncfert M r j tiia llire re sD rt« a n d U e o n tlw t ear* I cause the only vc ; .n-ci./r.r;- ti ogion ----------- ... f. . ( i w’e*6eiieye th at c a rd s liito the i ofiowiuR “copy» p rin te d and d istrib u te d all over th e U nit- of the human race; and, strange as reli“ ,ve Proce9s- ’’ e nntl iurtner neatly ed States, w ill help uh to b u ild th e L iberal U ni it may at first appear, it constitutes, that life is the result of certain versity. Header, how m any can you d is trib u te to advantage? I b i s will cost you n o th in g b u t when understood, the highest satis- changes in protoplasm only , of a good little effort, and may help th e cause of Free- faction for the religious emotions which our bodies and brains are th o u g h t very m uch longings and instincts. It does so rl)Wtll9 The further ,act of thfc ...F I V E .. J, Sfc On th e follow ing and because it includes and combines , . . ... a X REASONS WHY II emotion, »• .. whether u .tl.r arising „ r-z,™ of all k in d re d S u b jects : all from co-relation and equivalence * w A k you z J£ the Infinite, or from the Cosmos, or of these changes proves that life re- S e lf C o n tr o l from Humanity. suits, and so can exist (under the Ï * S e lf R e s p e c t The Religion of Humanity meets jaw of economy and exclusive caus- & S hould H e lp t o B u l d you upon that ground in the fullest ajjon\ ¡n no other possible way . ... . W h a t is M o ra lity ? reconciliation and fellowship. As thegreater includes the less.thia uni- l,ut ae » concomitant rnsultant of = s L lb e ra l U n iv e rs ity |\X /h a t is Ig n o ra n c e AT S IL V E R T O N , REQON. versal faith includes all other faiths, these protoplasmic changes, F raud a C rim e as having in them some inherent But the protoplasm on the surface H a b it, 2 n d N a tu re 1 It will help m an y young m en an d truths, scientific, emotional or mor- of thisEarth is the only protoplasm . We knQW ¡, has evo!llted young women to a h ig h er education who P o lite n e s s al. They are not only all stages of o th erw ise will grow up w ith o u t its g reat evolution, but relatively inevitable W is d o m advantages. 60 as to produce the human race, as components of the Religion of 2 It will ed u cate w orkers for th e g reat the great social Family of Man. with its known sensation and con forw ard m arch of F re e th o u g h t an d P ro E tc , e tc ., e tc . One of th ese c h a jite rs is All of these religions come from the sciousness, intellectual, social and gress. 3 It will forever silence th e accusation W o rth m ore to attempts of Man to get some live moral. It follows, that until pro th a t S ecu larists have never d o n e -a n y Y oung and old th a n th e able theory about the three grand toplasm is discovered elsewhere, th in g . P rice of th e book. divisions of the world. These are, 4 I t will h asten th e tim e w hen Reason . . IT SOULD BE IN . . (l)T he Infinite, or the Unkuown there is no material, and so no pos an d Love will reign, and w hen su p e rsti and h a te will be forever gone. or Unknowable; (2) The Cosmos, or sibility, elsewhere, or in any other tion will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to World about him; and, lastly, (3) mode or form, of the existence,other b u 5 ild I t yourself and o th ers a m o n u m en t, .©CTldl S L ® ® a"«1 re c e iv e a Himself. He wonders at them, and than human (and on this Earth),of w hile you yet live, th a t will do a m illion 1 11 v n e a tly c lo t h - asks the three great religious ques sensation, consciousness and intel tim es m ore good th a n th e m ost costly b ound co p y, p ost p aid one of cold, senseless m arble. tions: Whence am I? Whither go lection. The law of the relativity AG EN TS WANTED. 1? What shall I do? ---- ADDRESS---- When the emphasis is upon the of knowledge, of the correlation and , w e can a c Unknown or the Infinite, religion equivalence of all knowable chang c o If m a p ll lis h h e lp m u a c h lit . t le W ill you h e lp becomes anthropomorphism, and es (forces),and the fact that life and a little ? S ilverton O regon . we have theology; when upon the mind are such correlate changes, Cosmos,we have fetichism, material ism or cosmism; when upon indi compel Science to write across the vidual man,mere selfishness andfear Sky of the Human Future, in the are the results. None of these sol largest letters: utions were or are complete, or able “EXIT SPOOK!” to stand alone in the growth of the A shoemaker found fault with an oil-painted slipper in Human intelligence is measured race and the riddling criticism of one of the paintings of a celebrated artist, but showed the the intellect. * by its ability to see and read and greatest ignorance in criticising the other parts of the paint ‘Entre l’Homme et le Monde, il appreciate that terrible but irrevoc- ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler faut l’Humanité.’ ‘Between man able , , verdict. . rp, ,«r . , „ . has , , , ., v ,t ». Ths Wortd-Bate and the world there lies (and there stick to his last, aud let every one attend to his own business. is need of) Humanity.’ These solv- spoken! As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush All of the Scientific and Philo- ing words of Comte bring solution and harmony in religion,, as we gophic World in the past, as Mr. at Silverton’s Busy Store and inspect the Bargains, at have shown that they do in phil- gpencer and Mr. Underwood have osophy and science. 1 he collective , , , ,, Man an,l hie history has been the ehown- have agreed to missing factor, which once discov- ^ ie ^a c ^ a n ^ la w of “ I he Relativity ered reduces the former chaos to of Knowledge.” How long will it S ilv e r to n , O re g o n . cosmos in every domain of thought, take to come to this—its inevitable PRODUCE TAKEN feeling or action. With it Science consequence; that the Universe is S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E - makes a true and practical solution limitless, free from human limita- of Ihe \\ orld and of Mankind, and (ions of life and consciousness, and Six Tracts to Promote 50 YEARS’ of Man’s lot and fate and duty, utterly unbespooked ? That col- E X P E R IE N C E present and future. ’ lective man has no partner in his In Place of C h ris tia n ity : sensation and consciousness—intel Sins be Forgiven? Humanity, W ithout God or lectual, social, or moral. That he 1 2 Can Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil King, Boss or Partner. is in those respects the sole result- ization? ---------- ant and occupant of an infinite, 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? T rade M a rks D e s ig n s The fact that our knowledge is a lawful , and correlative world ,and 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. C o p y r ig h t s A c . Anyone sending a sketch and description may knowledge of the relations of things under no obligation but the human 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? quickly ascertain our opinion free w hether ah 6 Immortality or Annihilation? invention is probably patentable. Communie,-» to us, and to each other, knowable one to put it to the best possible tlons stn etiy contldciitiai. Handbook on Patenta JU ST T H E T H IN G sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. by experience and sensation, ex- ! use for himself and his race. P atents taken through Munn A Co. receive ( to h an d to y o u r C h ristia n frien d s. Send prefat notice, w ithout charge. In the eludes the Spook as a world-exist- Thus when we find that every 2 cents for 6, or 6 cen ts for 25 tra c ts , to E liza M owry B liv en , Brook ence,and leaves us the real,limitless thing, motion, change or force al- lyn, C onn., o r send 10 cen ts A handsom ely illustrated weekly. la rg e s t cir culation of any scientific Journal. Terms. |S • for 50, e ith e r k in d or a s world without human co-partners, ways conies equivalently from an- v e a r: four m onths, (L Sold by all newsdealers. sorted k in d s, to moral, intellectual, or other. The other,and that we are parts of those C o .36 f "> "” i , m ’' Brauch Offe« S t- W ashington, D. C. R A L U N IV E R S IT Y , fact of the relativity of knowledge, things and changing processes, Sci- T H E L I B E Silverton, O regon. and of the relativity of all things ence has placed the key of the uni - of which sensation and experience verse in our hands. Thus the tr, acquires knowledge; coupled with Relativity of Knowledge has given I old hen P h e W ile y B. .BUST ASHATUHAL -» *».. de&] « Wim r* !in h l« . 1 . J and a good deal’- .o f« re liable. I> » - I A lle n Co. pr— » » i Vw be, ah ita eye* make Ua eh ks k-uey, egin or the fact that those relations and us “T he A ll ”, the coi relate of our- Ooesra'talay r off allow i t * egg- • A the nestaad 1 •to c h ill bat hai- hrs e i ,ry that can t« things lead up to Man with his selves as we are of it—-as the Real T he O ldest ! the hat.hed. THE L argest ! M usic sensation and consciousness as one V ,a n^ ^ an> collective and in PETAI.U1A tNCIlBATOR S tore. L eading P • dividual, as the One intelligent la abeolvtely perfect M to Inca haine resent'ale- p r o p e r a p p l i c a i s t tr r ib io n ®f o f b e . a t u n d n:ul«t<ir<s r e ç u - Of their changes . or . co-relations, Bpincr i t I l i a a<» f u r n r n z li iz > z ,z l t l i o n a n d « d lle lb u u t tlu anos and O rgans. Being it has far produced, pro_. _ ’ i>eing nas so iar to in- i FBtlOHT . n . . n ,,„«i v e a t i ia t t ® « . r . r » t « » , » eg g s- W i . M i □op-ait First S t., AHYWMERE In th i-r Hoed- .mec«tai « free. leaves but one conclusion. That is: terpret, use and enjoy it. P e t a l u w a I n c u b a to r C o ., H o i , P e t a lu m a , CuL PORTLAND, OREO- RIGHT LIVING E x c e lle n t C h a p te rs EVERY HOME! Toiich ©f ¡Reason g o b b le r , stick to th y last! James Craig’s Scientific W isdom Scientific American. MUNN & M egg New York